Hotel Deep: Light Verse from Dark Water

a Poetic And Humorous Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea

school Library Journal

gr 3-5-untitled Verses Describe A Colorful Array Of Ocean Creatures, Both Benign And Dangerous, Observed By A Lone Sardine Searching For The Swirling Band Of Companions That He Lost When The School Spun Out Of The Range Of An Invading Marlin. Where Did Everyone Go?/one Sardine. Apart. Alone./welcome To The Mystery Zone. The Handsome, Busy Views Convey Mystery With Clever Placement Of Creatures-some Unnamed, Some Partially Hidden, Some More Realistic Than Others. Though The Sardine Is Mostly A Passing Observer, His Continuing Presence Lends A Bit Of Story Line To The Energetic Scenes Of Underwater Life. Moments Of Fear And Danger Thread Throughout. Life In The Sea Offers Little That's Free;/there's Always A Devil To Pay. There's Plenty To See And Ponder Though Some Oblique References And The Sometimes Mocking Tone Will Elude Many Children. A Thumbnail Picture-glossary Names Some 28 Species Of Marine Life But Provides No Explanations Or Added Information. Overall, This Is A Cheerful Tour For Browsers That Also Offers Possibilities For Shared Reading.-margaret Bush, Simmons College, Boston Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.